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  Jewellery leaders underlining CIBJO’s contribution to industry standards    The 2025 CIBJO Congress has opened at the Comet Auditorium in Paris, beginning the World Jewellery Confederation’s 100th year of operation, having been founded in the same city in 1926.    The more than 250 delegates attending the congress heard the industry leaders address the opening session underlining the importance of the organisation in safeguarding standards and protecting consumers in the global jewellery market. They were greeted by Gaetano Cavalieri, CIBJO President, and Bernadette Bernadette Pinet-Cuoq, executive President of the Union Française de la Bijouterie, Joaillerie, Orfèvrerie, des Pierres et des Perles (UFBJOP), the host of the congress.    Daniel Cambour, President of UFBJOP, spoke of the importance of embracing new technologies and the highest standards in the quest for excellence in jewellery creation, for which French artisans and brands are renowned....

  AI is neither good nor bad; its success depends on how it is used   Prepared by the CIBJO Technology Committee, chaired by Stéphane Fischler, the report focuses exclusively on artificial intelligence [AI], looking at ways in which the greater jewellery industry will be impacted, considering both the potential benefits and pitfalls, while dispelling some of the dystopian myths that have come to be associated with AI.    “AI is neither inherently good nor bad,” writes Fischler. “Its success depends on how it is used. The simplest and the most advanced tools can create value or do harm depending on their accuracy, intent, context and governance. In the jewellery industry, the organisations that succeed in integrating AI creatively, strategically and ethically will see productivity soar while remaining firmly in charge of the decision-making process.”    Just as AI is likely to change the way that the jewellery industry thinks and operates, the i...